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THE LANewoRTHY CASE

THE LANGWORTHY CASE
A wifs Tortured and Rejected Arser TIVE
Marriage Cerensnies Had neen Fer.
fsrned-The Plea That Thcy Were shaua
Msrrisxes-Tho wife's Fight Fer her
Uiahts-Tho Mother-in-isw Tskss . Hand
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LONDON, June 9.-Under the title, Strange
Stories OF the Present Day. remarkable So
rios OF articles has Just appeared In the Pau
Mall Gazette Of London. It Is not exaggera-
ton to say that they have made profound
impression upon the British public. Tho sad
history that has been ringing through London
society ever since the 18th OF April. when tho
first installment Of the LanGworthy case ap-
peared ia this: Miss Long the heroine OF the
true story stranger than fiction. was the dauRh-
tor OF an Irish gentleman. She had taken
honors In tho examinations for women at
Dublin as well as at Cambridge. when her
father lost most OF his fortune. She immedi-
ately secured place as a teacher In Eng
land and such was her success that one
year she earned over $4,000. In February. 1881.
she went to Paris with her brother to recruit
her health. twas while left In the care OF Lady
Honoria Cadogan that Miss Long first met
Edward Martin Langworthy. He is the only
son Of one Of the Langworthy Brothers, who
we're well-known cotton spinners In Lancashire
fifty years ago. Mr.. Langworthy inherited
from his uncle 100000 when he came Of age.
and S25O.0OO from his father. The bulk Of the
property he will not get until his mothers
death. He went through Eton and Oxford and
was called to the bar In 1876. His fortune In
the Argentine Republic is vast. There is one
estate Of 10000 acres. Besides this, largo
property in Paraguay and the Langworthy
grant Of $4,000 square leagues on the River
Plate. Edward Martin Langworthy was also
known to many people as a young widower
who had brutally treated his wife. the sister Of
the present Earl OF Limerick. and who had
I'm In se Ser r. Of 1851 Miss Long was again
in Paris, and Mr.. Langworthy appeared on the
teacher was busy in London. and It was not
till the summer Of 1882 that her Paris acquain-
sSa hs de
and 81 indspenasht fortune: stood very much
concerted BY the old Iady's opposition to his
maErying "a woman engaged In teaching"
sa nS Sut When consrse eteps had BEEN
received from her lover the engagement was
MseG & ss G. for cruise Z H.
mouth she was Introduced 70 the Hon. Cecil
aned Wiz Se Ren NJ and Sn
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asked her to drive into. the country 70 some
he declared that everything Sss aSDa a}ss iSr
and Just as she he reached the climax Of his eo.
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an intultive distrast ei the LEGALITY 81 tie core
e Meteo Roa s siHs pe arecty back Es
IL Mr. a s %en e y th sss
to join him in london On meeting her he OK;
' essatss and es e ted Ssr 70 g Witt Ill.,
satisfied With the French marriage. they would
stop at Cadiz to be married beyond al doubt
BY the English minister there: Later II Wa was
onc5asa e. e 1885, that &arase e' % 1i '
cordance with Mrs. Langworthys ideas. took
t Was perfoSmea 81 the re Rev 81: Potts: ths
American Presbyterian minister, who. between
shs St o
$sEs pfsPssa,teps ~ shslS %s fsas
te Paris Sd The following letter came the day
PAL. MILF Es,.f R.s ns sN g.n G.Y Il 1885,
MI wTs !. dat es hs az.
:ss % sss sss she d lee
afternoon in awful haste. ever your loving Bs!s
The letter to the tailor WAS as follows:
ssns hf r. 70
years ago. Town the Meteor IN Truly
The next day she Joined ned her husband in Lon
and took violent dislike to Mr. Langworthy.
B had I the IF ss I
Lansworthy and her brother made her prom;
The sa sacs st
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ss BY his o1 Sde u .ss SS5 await Of
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garden. Then they would lean oyer the para
snd hsSS the hssds Sc the the
stone was dexterously thrown upon 1t. This
yrs allowed to 60 on day after day. because the
eSera at smes sns SRs
his ev WIFE. G and eourteses Were exohaneed on
that ground. just before leaving Portugal
Mrs. LangWorthy became aware that she was
to be a mother. and she told her husband. Her
Silence end then the
We'll put the little beast out to nurse" From
this time there began logged. systematic
hours she was given absolutely nothing to eat,
and then followed q dose OF drugs.
On the yacht was the cousin who used to Join
him in the cat worrying escapades Now they
had human being under their power down In
the cabin there e torture but she seemed
apparently grew weary Of her tenaeity. for
when they arrived at Buenos Ayers they told
Mrs. Langworthy and her sister that they must
clear out, for thew would have no more Of them.
This decision was come to after scene be-
tween husband and wife.
One night she went to him in the saloon. and